Windows iperf3: Difference between revisions
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Download iperf-3.13-windows-x64.zip and save it to your computer, eg in your Downloads folder. |
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<gallery widths=400> |
<gallery widths=400> |
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Right click on it, and select '''Extract all'''. |
Right click on it, and select '''Extract all'''. |
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</gallery> |
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Open up the Command Prompt - Start - cmd |
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Open up the Command Prompt - Click <SyntaxHighlight inline>Start then type</SyntaxHighlight> <SyntaxHighlight inline>cmd</SyntaxHighlight> and click on it. |
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In the black box type: <SyntaxHighlight inline>cd Downloads\iperf-3.13-windows-x64 </SyntaxHighlight> |
In the black box type: <SyntaxHighlight inline>cd Downloads\iperf-3.13-windows-x64 </SyntaxHighlight> |
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Run an speed test by typing: <SyntaxHighlight inline>iperf3.exe -c speedtest.aa.net.uk</SyntaxHighlight> (you may need to click 'allow access' if a Windows Defender window pops up |
Run an speed test by typing: <SyntaxHighlight inline>iperf3.exe -c speedtest.aa.net.uk</SyntaxHighlight> (you may need to click 'allow access' if a Windows Defender window pops up |
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By default, this will run a single-thread upload speedtest (sending traffic TO the speed test server). |
By default, this will run a single-thread upload speedtest (sending traffic TO the speed test server). |
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===Variations=== |
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There are variations you can do to test the speed as follows: |
There are variations you can do to test the speed as follows: |
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Revision as of 12:21, 12 June 2023
1)
Download iperf-3.13-windows-x64.zip and save it to your computer, eg in your Downloads folder.
Saved to Downloads folder
2)
Right click on it, and select Extract all.
Extract
3)
Open up the Command Prompt - Click Start then type cmd and click on it.
4)
In the black box type: cd Downloads\iperf-3.13-windows-x64
5)
Run an speed test by typing: iperf3.exe -c speedtest.aa.net.uk (you may need to click 'allow access' if a Windows Defender window pops up
Results
By default, this will run a single-thread upload speedtest (sending traffic TO the speed test server).
Variations
There are variations you can do to test the speed as follows:
- Run a single-thread Download test:
iperf3.exe -R -P1 -c speedtest.aa.net.uk - Run a single-thread Upload test:
iperf3.exe -P1 -c speedtest.aa.net.uk - Run a 10-thread Download test:
iperf3.exe -R -P10 -c speedtest.aa.net.uk - Run a 10-thread Upload test:
iperf3.exe -P10 -c speedtest.aa.net.uk